Portable force-pump apparatus



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J. A. PARSONS.

PORTABLE FORGE PUMP APPARATUS. No. 383,486. Patented May 29, 1888.

llNiTnn STATES PATENT Orrick.

JOSEPH A. PARSONS, OF ROCKY RIVER, OI-IIO.

PORTABLE FORCE-PUMP APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,486, dated May 29,1888.

Application filed February 24, 1888. Serial No. 265,152.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JosErH A. Pnnsons, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Rocky River, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Force-PumpApparatus, of which the following is a specication, the principle of theinvention being herein explained, and the best mode in which I havecontemplated applying that principle, so' as to distinguish it fromother inventions.

The object of my invention is an improved form of garden or tire engine,consisting in certain new featuresof construction, hereinafterdescribed, and embodied in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure lis a plan view of my improvedportable force-pu mp apparatus. Fig.2 is a side elevation ofthe same.Fig. 3 isa detail View ofthe bottom ofthe pump and pump-fastener. Fig. 4is a plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an obverse planview of the bottoni of the pump. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the journaland journalcap as secured to the handle. Fig. 7 is a sectional viewofthe parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. Sis a plan View of the bottom of thetank, showing the radial arms secured thereto.

A is a tank, preferably constructed of galvanized iron and made ofdiffering sizes to suit varying needs and requirements. Riveted to thebottom of said tank are the radial arms a, said arms castintegral witheach other, and three of them terminating in the feet a', on which thetank or can rests when in lowered standing position, the fourth armextending rearwardly to the back of the tank and termihating in thefender c2, which passes upwardly from the bottom of the tank along theback side of the same.

The carriage consists of the wheel B, provided with the journals b, theforked journal and handle bearings O, and the handles D, secured to therear portions of said handle-bearing by means of rivets. rIhe forwardand lower portion of said fork is provided with thebifurcatedjournal-bearings c,resting on thejournals b, and secured tothe same by pins c', passing through the two ends` of the bifurcationsbelow the journals. To the backward side of the cross-bar e is secured,in any suitable manner, downwardly-proj eoting fender e', that engageswith the fender c2 when the outer (No model.)

extremities of the handles are sufliciently elevated to cause the lowerportion of the tank to swing into vertical line with the adjacentperiphery of the wheel. The hose Z is represented as broken away both inFigs. l and 2.

Riveted to the two upper side portions of the tank are the ears d,provided with the journalbearings d', against the under side of whichthe handles D respectively rest. To secure the said handles to the saidjournal-bearings and prevent any dropping down of the handles When thetank is resting on the ground, I provide ajournal-cap, f, having at itsupper portion the projecting journal-bearing f', and shoulders]f2 at itslower portion having the shoulder g. A set-screw, g, is threadedvertically through the lower portion of said journal-cap, and securesthe latter to the handle D without in any way binding thejournal-bearingd. At the rearward portion of the tank I secure by rivets to its bottomthe pump-fastener h, provided at one end with the overhanging lug h',and at its opposite end with lug h2, through which is threaded setscrewj. The pump K, of ordinary portable force-pump construction, is insertedin an opening formed in the top of the can and close to its rearwardedge between the handles. The flaring bottom k of said pump is setonto-said fastener, so that said fastener rests in the opening lcbetween fianges k2 on said bottom .7a. The flaring portion of the bottomfits below said overhanging lug and the set-screw is then screwed uptightly, gripping said pump and preventing any movement of the same whenthe pump is operated. It will be noticed that the location of said pumpis very convenient for the operator, as itis between the handles, inclose proximity to the operator as he stands, when the apparatus islowered after being wheeled from place to place. It is also apparentthat as the center of gravity of the tank is so far below the pivotalpoint there is no liability of capsizing the vehicle; and another goodresult of pivoting the tank so far above the center of gravity is thatthe tank always assumes a vertical position as it is lowered to theground, thus insuring the several feet striking the ground at the sametime and sustaining the tank in an upright position.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings set forth in detailmechanism in IOO embodiment of my invention. Change may therefore bemade therein, provided the principles of construction respectivelyrecited in the following claims are retained and employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as myinventionl. In a portable force-pu1np apparatus, the combination of aforked journal and handle bearing cast integral, aWheel journaled in theforward portion of the same, handles secured to its opposite ends, atankhaving bearing on said handles, said tank provided with radial arms, oneof said arms terminating in a fender, a second fender secured to saidfork, the tWo said fenders engaging with each other When the tank is inelevated position, substanti'ally as set forth.

2. In a portable force-pump apparatus, the combination of a tankprovided with ajournal, handles on either side of said tank engagingWith said journals, and journal-caps secured respectively by set screwsto the handles and having pivotal engagement with said journals,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing to be `my invention I havehereunto set my hand this 18th day of February, A. D. 1888.

JOSEPH A. PARSONS. Witnesses:

E. J. CLIMo, J. B. FAY.

